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As the health of tyrannical but gravely ill shipping tycoon Matthew Cabot (Lloyd Nolan) declines, he relies on pain medicine injected by his physician, Dr. David Rivera (Anthony Quinn).
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- Lana Turner
- Michael Gordon
- Universal/Universal Int
Portrait in Black (1960) In a beautifully drippy, bleeding, sticky Douglas Sirk mode, and one year after leading lady Lana Turner appeared in Sirk's "Imitation of Life," this highly slick and artificial (and yet moving) melodrama is one of the high points in a low period of Hollywood.
Portrait in Black is a 1960 American neo-noir melodrama film [2][3] directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn. Produced by Ross Hunter, the film was based on the play of the same by name by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, who also wrote the screenplay.
Most of Portrait in Black (1960) takes place within that splendid residence, as its many housebound settings indicate. The film is based on a Broadway play, adapted for the screen by the playwrights - and since this is a noir-style murder mystery - its overprivileged occupants are dogged by trouble from its melodramatic beginning to its ...
Portrait in Black: Directed by Michael Gordon. With Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Sandra Dee. After repressed wealthy Sheila Cabot and her physician lover Dr. David Rivera murder her cruel invalid husband Matthew, they are targeted by someone who is aware of their crime.
- Michael Gordon
- 1 min
One of the noir cycle’s most melodramatic productions, Michael Gordon’s Portrait in Black is a no-holds-barred, over-the-top, romantic suspense drama that’s hugely entertaining in spite of itself.
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Oct 16, 2020 · Portrait in Black is a 1960 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn. Produced by Ross Hunter, the film was based on the play of the same by name by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, who also wrote the screenplay.
